UAV for 3D mapping applications: A review

Applied Geomatics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Nex, Francesco ^a   Remondino, Fabio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Archeology; DSM; Emergency; Photogrammetry; UAV; Urban

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; IMAGE PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 84889854588     PISSN: 18669298     EISSN: 1866928X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12518-013-0120-x     Document Type: Review

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